Twelve months ago, Faye Bryant had just turned 60 and was about to begin her retirement. She was healthy, strong and was looking forward to spending more time with her grandchildren and working in her large garden.
Faye and her husband, John, live in the small town of Moultrie, Georgia. They often ate at a local restaurant, the Barbeque Pit. Unbeknownst to them, the Barbeque Pit served beef products produced by Nebraska Beef, Ltd. The beef was adulterated with E. coli O157:H7. On the day Faye was about to begin her retirement, she developed symptoms of E. coli O157:H7 poisoning. Her illness nearly killed her.
After months of hospitalization and ongoing rehabilitation, Faye is still recovering. She’s been left with life-long residuals that profoundly affect virtually every aspect of her life.
In the year since Faye was sickened, thousands of other Americans have become victims of foodborne illness. Many, like her, owe their illnesses to companies that repeatedly violate food safety regulations or ignore them altogether.
Nebraska Beef, the producer of the product that sickened Faye Bryant, has been implicated in previous E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks.
As a result of these outbreaks and others, it appears there will finally be some long overdue changes to our food safety laws. As needed as they are, all the laws and regulations will not prevent greedy or incompetent companies (or both) from selling adulterated food. Sadly, the only thing available to foodborne illness survivors that really causes companies to change (or go out of business) is forcing them to pay for the harms and losses they cause people like Faye Bryant.
This is one anniversary that people like Faye Bryant will not be celebrating.
After being contacted by John Bryant, Faye’s husband, attorney Fred Pritzker immediately flew to Georgia to meet with the family. He spent two days in the intensive care unit with the family as Faye fought for her life. Fred came back from that experience deeply saddened and with information about Faye and her family that has helped him build an excellent case.
We have the resources to take the legal steps necessary to represent E. coli victims in complex litigation. We do not get paid unless we recover for the family via a settlement or jury verdict.
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